Having lost Tamaki, Takuboku abandons poetry to write a novel in an attempt to change society. He asks Natsume Souseki to look at it, but receives no praise. Even with Sonobe right in front of him, Takuboku is unable to avenge Tamaki and it sends him into despair. He tricks Kyousuke into giving him money so he can head to the pleasure district to devote himself to debauchery where fellow literary men Yoshii and Sakutarou clash with him. Drowning in hopelessness, mind, body, and heart utterly destroyed, Takuboku is surprised to find Bokusui wandering in his direction. Where does Takuboku decide to go when he hears Bokusui's poem? Meanwhile, Kyousuke...
And today, once again, 
we'll drink cheap alcohol
واليوم، من جديد، سنشرب مشروباً كحوليّاً رخيصاً
Trinken wir heute etwa wieder billigen Alkohol
und verziehen uns dann ins Bett?
Otro día más bebiendo sake barato
antes de ir a dormir.
Otro día más bebiendo sake barato
antes de ir a dormir.
Ce soir encore, on va rentrer
après s’être grisés d’alcool bon marché.
Anche oggi ce ne andiamo a letto
dopo aver bevuto del sake scadente?
E hoje de novo vamos
beber bebidas baratas
А сегодня мы вновь 
будем пить дешёвое пойло,